Ireland's biggest sporting embarrassment?

Bridge93

Really feel we've run out of things to be embarrassed by. It's only going to get repetitive or involve barrel scraping of the highest order at this stage!

Berserker

Bridge93 wrote: »

Really feel we've run out of things to be embarrassed by. It's only going to get repetitive or involve barrel scraping of the highest order at this stage!

34 pages was pretty good going though.

callaway92

deadybai wrote: »

The O Shea equalizer was fairly embarrassing. Did well to get a point on the night but the way people go on you swear we actually beat them convincingly rather than getting a lucky last second goal. No wonder the soccer team is sh!t with the attitude that a point is a great result. Regardless of who they are playing, every team should go out believing they can win.

There's my signal for the time to leave the internet alone for the night. Fack this. That was an incredible draw, absolutely nothing to be embarrassed about.

The elation in college the next day was great.

Pherekydes

buck65 wrote: »

Actually they beat Romania. Winning on pens is still a win last time I looked. Regardless of what tossers say about a pen shootout is a draw, if it were a draw then both teams would have progressed.

A draw is a draw. The penalty shootout does not form part of the match. Check the goalscoring records. No penalties scored in a penalty shootout count towards any player's scoring record.

I thought any sports fan would know this.

What a sporting embarrassment!

Say Your Number

That fool from Mayo who charged on to the pitch to confront the ref at All-Ireland Semi Final Replay in Limerick this year and was pushed off by four stewards and his poor mortified daughter standing there at the side of the pitch.

Afterwards he said he wouldn't have got on to the pitch if the game was on in Croke Park, so it wasn't his fault at all :rolleyes:

YFlyer

Beaner1 wrote: »

It's not by the way.

It get you to the next round. The loser gets the plane home.

DEFTLEFTHAND

Your one coming last in the marathon at London was highly embarrassing, she was injured and came in balling crying as the British army guys were putting away the barriers and the medals had already been given out. Surely Sonia as Chief de maison should have got word out to somebody to pull her in before that.

Another one is a Tullamore woman who Cowan got in to Beijing 08, wildcard entrant, started kissing the ground in the Birds Nest Stadium after she finished, only problem was she was third last.

Molester Stallone II

Beijing was Curley I think, lets be fair here, first Olympics at 39 years old, she had done the times needed to qualify, and came 63 out of 82 starters, about 10 dropped out during the race as the RH was brutal.
No way could she be deemed as an embarrassment.

DeanAustin

deadybai wrote: »

The O Shea equalizer was fairly embarrassing. Did well to get a point on the night but the way people go on you swear we actually beat them convincingly rather than getting a lucky last second goal. No wonder the soccer team is sh!t with the attitude that a point is a great result. Regardless of who they are playing, every team should go out believing they can win.

Christ sake. The most embarrassing moment in Irish sport is the time we went away to the world champions and drew?

Get a grip. You're talking complete sh1te.

Duck's hoop

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

Your one coming last in the marathon at London was highly embarrassing, she was injured and came in balling crying as the British army guys were putting away the barriers and the medals had already been given out. Surely Sonia as Chief de maison should have got word out to somebody to pull her in before that.

Jennings ran with a stress fracture and plantar fasciitis, an excruciating injury. Fair enough she maybe shouldn't have competed, but I'm sure there were assessments carried out pre-event. She probably thought she was on top of it enough to run, while still knowing she'd be down with the back markers all the way.


She finished it. Clearly in agony for much of the way.
Many people would see this as exemplary sporting character, a superb triumph of spirit, rather than an embarrassment.

liam7831

Say Your Number wrote: »

That fool from Mayo who charged on to the pitch to confront the ref at All-Ireland Semi Final Replay in Limerick this year and was pushed off by four stewards and his poor mortified daughter standing there at the side of the pitch.

Afterwards he said he wouldn't have got on to the pitch if the game was on in Croke Park, so it wasn't his fault at all :rolleyes:

That's Mayo people for you...

downonthefarm

The whole bandwagon jumping on the special Olympics thing was disgusting.
Heads of state shamelessly patronizing the
athletes.

efb

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

Your one coming last in the marathon at London was highly embarrassing, she was injured and came in balling crying as the British army guys were putting away the barriers and the medals had already been given out. Surely Sonia as Chief de maison should have got word out to somebody to pull her in before that.

Another one is a Tullamore woman who Cowan got in to Beijing 08, wildcard entrant, started kissing the ground in the Birds Nest Stadium after she finished, only problem was she was third last.

She made the Olympic qualifying times, nothing to do with Brian Cowen so unless you have firm evidence I ask you to retract that remark

osarusan

Duck's hoop wrote: »

JShe finished it. Clearly in agony for much of the way.
Many people would see this as exemplary sporting character, a superb triumph of spirit, rather than an embarrassment.

Well said.

Would this guy be an embarrassment also?

YFlyer

The selection process for the woman's 4 by 400m relay team at the 2012 London Olympics.

The Golden Miller

Irelands biggest sporting embarrassment? Fielding a cricket team surely?

YFlyer

The Golden Miller wrote: »

Irelands biggest sporting embarrassment? Fielding a cricket team surely?

We beat England and Pakistan, I believe.

The Golden Miller

YFlyer wrote: »

We beat England and Pakistan, I believe.

Embarrassing there was even an Irish team fielded in those two matches

YFlyer

How so?

wilhelm roentgen

The Golden Miller wrote: »

Irelands biggest sporting embarrassment? Fielding a cricket team surely?

Ireland have beaten 4 Test nations – England, Pakistan, Bangladesh (twice) and Zimbabwe.

Most of the current squad play first class county cricket in England.

Happy Christmas!!

The Golden Miller

Why are people coming back at me with results of the cricket team? The results are irrelevant to my point. They could win every match. Doesn't matter.Wasn't the point

Molester Stallone II

The Golden Miller wrote: »

Why are people coming back at me with results of the cricket team? The results are irrelevant to my point. They could win every match. Doesn't matter.Wasn't the point

You had a point?

Beaner1

The Golden Miller wrote: »

Why are people coming back at me with results of the cricket team? The results are irrelevant to my point. They could win every match. Doesn't matter.Wasn't the point

What was the point?

The Golden Miller

The very fact we have a cricket team representing us is embarrassing

Pudsy33

Presumably it's cricket is **** something something :rolleyes:

Molester Stallone II

Pudsy33 wrote: »

Presumably it's cricket is **** something something :rolleyes:

No sir, its because its a British game would be my guess

Pudsy33

Molester Stallone II wrote: »

No sir, its because its a British game would be my guess

Possibly but I can't see him having the same issue with the football or rugby team.

Duck's hoop

The Golden Miller wrote: »

The very fact we have a cricket team representing us is embarrassing

Presumably the precursor to a hackneyed, post colonial, republican rant. In Pakistan they don't see it as embarrassing and it is essentially the national sport, played everywhere in the street. They see it as a matter of great national pride to beat England 'at their own game'.

What you're trying to say is preposterous.

Billy86

Duck's hoop wrote: »

Presumably the precursor to a hackneyed, post colonial, republican rant. In Pakistan they don't see it as embarrassing and it is essentially the national sport, played everywhere in the street. They see it as a matter of great national pride to beat England 'at their own game'.

What you're trying to say is preposterous.

It's especially odd because he's a football fan.

JillyQ

The Golden Miller wrote: »

Embarrassing there was even an Irish team fielded in those two matches

Can you explain that statement

Era I Wilshere

washman3 wrote: »

I would love to meet the junior club coach that being paid thousands..:):)
Shouldn't believe everything you hear bud...;)
Its Christmas eve... cheer up.:D

Then u should meet our Gaelic football trainer whose on 80 euro a session. He made over 5000 euro of us last year

Hulk Hands

The Mayo for Sam campaign is as annoying for others as it is embarrassing for those involved

chopperbyrne

Bridge93 wrote: »

You mean the guy who became a World Champion fighting under our flag? How is that our biggest embarrassment? He earned his hype unlike this McGregor fella.

McGregor was a champion in one of the biggest MMA promotions in Europe.

efb

chopperbyrne wrote: »

McGregor was a champion in one of the biggest MMA promotions in Europe.

One of the biggest? Where? 2nd 3rd...

Matta Harri

Era I Wilshere wrote: »

Then u should meet our Gaelic football trainer whose on 80 euro a session. He made over 5000 euro of us last year

Which would be rare for a junior club. Are you going to bring it up at your AGM?

Our two senior club managers (male and female) didn't take a cent this year.

Beaner1

chopperbyrne wrote: »

McGregor was a champion in one of the biggest MMA promotions in Europe.

It must have been a big deal if he was on the dole before and after winning it.

fryup

chopperbyrne wrote: »

McGregor was a champion in one of the biggest MMA promotions in Europe.

its a vile scumbag sport...and its nothing to be proud of

darkdubh

Omackeral wrote: »

Anytime Liverpool play Manchester United is embarrassing over here. Lads from Dublin/Cork/Wherever calling each other Scouse scum and Manc b*stards.

Or saying things like "were in with a chance this season".Youd think they were on the board of management the way some people go on about "their" teams.

DEFTLEFTHAND

Yeah I agree the huge Dub derby in the hayday of LOI was Drums and Rovers. The dub derby these days is united and pool with clowns sitting in pubs.

chopperbyrne

fryup wrote: »

its a vile scumbag sport...and its nothing to be proud of

In what way is it a vile scumbag sport?

What sports would you consider to be acceptable?

fryup

two lads kickin the livin daylights out of each other in a cage...its like something out of the middle ages

at least martial arts and boxing have got some sort of discipline

chopperbyrne

fryup wrote: »

two lads kickin the livin daylights out of each other in a cage...its like something out of the middle ages

at least martial arts and boxing have got some sort of discipline to it

Are you against all combat sports or just MMA?

Just saw your edit. You're clearly an idiot.

Merry Christmas.

fryup

i don't really like any combat sports to be honest but at least martial arts and boxing promote some sort of discipline with its participants

but mma is just plain savagery and doesn't set a good example to young people

Mushy

fryup wrote: »

i don't really like any combat sports to be honest but at least martial arts and boxing promote some sort of discipline with its participants

but mma is just plain savagery and doesn't set a good example to young people

I hate UFC, but the discipline is crazy in it. That is, until one gets an upperr hand and it becomes savagery.

Beaner1

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Too Tough To Die

fryup wrote: »

i don't really like any combat sports to be honest but at least martial arts and boxing promote some sort of discipline with its participants

but mma is just plain savagery and doesn't set a good example to young people

Boxing is a far more dangerous sport.

fryup

chopperbyrne wrote: »

Are you against all combat sports or just MMA?

Just saw your edit. You're clearly an idiot.

Merry Christmas.

and you're clearly a cnut

gfy

moneyman

fryup wrote: »

i don't really like any combat sports to be honest but at least martial arts and boxing promote some sort of discipline with its participants

but mma is just plain savagery and doesn't set a good example to young people

Facepalm.

You clearly don't even understand what MMA stands for.

Dempsey

Martial Arts has discipline, Mixed Martial Arts on the other hand has.....none? LOL

fryup

mixed martial arts / cage fighting

and personally speaking i don't like it, OK

good night